All American Hell Drivers Car Crashing into Wrecks in Auto Thrill Show, 1948
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Artifact Overview
"Lucky" Lee Lott (1915-2000) performed circus acrobatics and high dives before he formed the Hell Drivers in 1935. Lott's team of stunt drivers toured North and South America jumping, flipping, or otherwise destroying thousands of cars, trucks, and motorcycles. Lott retired in 1955, keeping a promise to his mother that he would quit the risky business when he turned 40.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
08 August 1948
Creators
Creator Notes
Photographed by John T. Hedgepeth
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2009.32.7.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Blair Nelson
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.938 in
Width: 10.125 in
Inscriptions
Ink stamp on back:
PHOTO CREDIT / JOHN T. HEDGEPETH, JR. / PHOEBUS, VIRGINIA / AUG 8 1948
Ink stamp on back:
ORANGE BLOSSOM GAZETTE 7712 HOOSIER PLACE / ORLANDO, FL 32807 [Handwritten in ink: 10-15.90 / W. Robinson
Handwritten in ink: To Blair Nelson / Pinellas Park, Fla.
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